Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Roberts
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 26, 1999No. 1971713PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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David Lee Roberts was convicted of two counts of capital murder for the death of Annetra Jones, one count under § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Ala. Code 1975 — murder committed during the commission of a robbery — and one count under § 13A-5-40(a)(9) — murder committed during the commission of arson. By a vote of 7 to 5, the jury recommended that Roberts be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole; however, the trial court overrode that recommendation and sentenced…
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